Rail Lubricant
Rail Lubricant lets players apply wax to rails so minecarts travel at three times the usual maximum speed.
What it does
Rails can be lubricated by surrounding a rail piece with honeycomb and crafting the result. Once lubricated, minecarts on them reach a higher top speed without redstone changes. Switching a regular rail to a lubricated one continues the same line, but a lubricated rail cannot be turned, since a turn would send the minecart off the track. The mod is client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric only, for 1.21.1, under the MIT License, and the code is open source.
Key features
Lubricated rails
Crafting a rail with honeycomb around it produces a lubricated version of that rail type.
Tripled top speed
Minecarts on lubricated rails reach a maximum speed three times higher than on regular rails.
Straight segments only
Lubricated rails cannot form turns, because a minecart on a curve would leave the track.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Copper Rails is open source under the MIT License, with Fabric files for 1.21.4 – 1.21.8 and client and server support. Gooder Rails is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.21 – 1.21.11, so players can join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rail Lubricant | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-05 |
| Copper Rails | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-08-14 |
| Gooder Rails | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2024-09-13 |
Questions
Which loader does Rail Lubricant support?
Does the server need Rail Lubricant?
In the catalog
Rail Lubricant is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod is a solution to the slow speed that minecarts have without breaking redstone contraptions! When a minecart is on a lubricated rail, its maximum speed is tripled!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rail-lubricant
- Owner
- trashoflevillage
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15